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Cisco Security Advisory – 2021 June 4th

By Matsco Engineering Team

Cisco Security Advisory – 2021 June 4th

Cisco released a security advisory for a vulnerability in the Lasso Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Single Sign-On (SSO) library reported on June 1, 2021. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to impersonate another authorized user when interacting with an application.

Cisco is investigating its product line to determine which products may be affected by this vulnerability and the impact on each affected product and is continuing to evaluate the fix and will update the advisory as additional information becomes available.

For more information please see: Lasso SAML Implementation Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: June 2021

The following table lists Cisco product that are affected by the vulnerabilities:

  • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software Affected features: Clientless WebVPN and AnyConnect VPN (only when SSO is enabled)
  • Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) Affected feature: Web-based management interface (only when SSO is enabled)
  • Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Affected feature: Web-based management interface (only when SSO is enabled)
  • Cisco FXOS Software
  • Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)
  • Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software Affected feature: AnyConnect VPN

Matsco is currently reviewing and monitoring the update to be released by system manufacturers and arrange the patching accordingly for our maintenance contract clients​

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